International Customs
Pakistan’s first in-depth newspaper that presents balanced news reports, analysis and reviews regarding Customs, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Sales/Income Tax Departments beside covering import and export sectors comprehensively. Up-to-the-minute news bulletins regarding Customs and FBR departments are also displayed regularly on both website and face book for the interest of common people
India’s palm oil imports rebound from first decline in 12 months
NEW DELHI: Palm oil purchases by India probably rebounded from the first drop in 12 months as traders and refiners...
Iran oil in global market to decline prices by 13%
TEHRAN: The World Bank Group (WBG) expected the embargo lifting of Iranian oil would result in around 13 percent decline...
4 waste-to-energy plants being set up in Balkh
MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Local officials said four projects to produce electricity from municipal waste in northern Balkh province would be launched soon....
Indonesia, Thailand vow to boost trade after 3 year slow decline
BANGKOK: A decline in bilateral trade, along with maritime and transnational crime, was among the issues addressed in Thursday’s meeting...
Copenhagen to drop all fossil fuel investments
COPENHAGEN: The Copenhagen City Council is expected to approve a proposal here the other day to divest its investment fund...
Spain: world’s second largest melon exporter
MADRID: Spain has no real match in the melon market, since almost 90 percent of its sales are made in...
Banks exchange 1000s of credit cards after hack attack
BERLIN: Several large German banks have had to exchange thousands of customers’ credit cards after details were stolen in a...
New home construction falls 38% in fourth quarter
TAIPEI: New home construction totaled NT$178.5 billion (US$5.33 billion) in the final quarter of last year, shrinking 38 percent from...
Sasol seeks to fuel performance in Africa
CAPE TOWN: Sasol has held discussions with various entities in Africa outside of SA on the long-term potential for a...
Oil and gas capex drops 26%; BofA Merril Lynch projects another 10% cut in 2016
DOHA: Global oil and gas capital expenditures (Capex) dropped by 26 percent in 2015, and is expected another round of...
ABK announces operating profits of KD 87.3 million
KUWAIT: Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) yesterday announced Operating Profits of KD 87.3 million for 2015, up 5.8% from...
HK Customs nabs Spanish man for smuggling European eels
HONG KONG: A Spanish man was caught trying to smuggle European eels, an endangered species, at the Hong Kong airport...
Chinese investors bid $1.2bn for Norwegian software-maker, FT says
OSLO: A Chinese investment consortium is offering $1.2 billion for Norway's Opera Software, which provides services for apps and web...
EU overall employment rate reaches pre-crisis level in Q3 2015
BRUSSELS: Employment and activity rates have continued to increase in the European Union (EU), and in the third quarter of...
Philippines Customs seizes smuggled Peking ducks in Batangas
MANILA: Alert operatives of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) in the Port of Batangas have seized millions of...
Russia aims for customs reforms to speed cargo processing
MOSCOW: Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov has issued an order to the Russian Federal Customs Service to significantly...
Ireland Customs seizes cigarettes, tobacco worth €10,700
DUBLIN: Revenue officers have seized contraband cigarettes and tobacco worth around €10,700 in Co Tipperary. The find was made after...
Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance imposes Customs duty on Jackup KS Java Star
JAKARTA: KS Energy Limited (the Company and together with its subsidiaries, the Group) reported Thursday that PT Java Star Rig...
US Customs seizes cocaine worth $1.2m
FAJARDO: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) seized 93 pounds (42 kilos) of cocaine recovered ...
CBP ensures pest-free flowers for Valentine’s Day
LAREDO: As we approach Valentine’s Day 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s highly trained agriculture specialists stand poised to examine...
